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#B00A0F

#b00a0f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a0f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 91.48% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 358.19°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0948

Complementary

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #0ab0ab

Split complementary

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #0ab058
  3. #0a62b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a62
  2. #b00a0f
  3. #b0580a

Triadic

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #0fb00a
  3. #0a0fb0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #b0ab0a
  3. #0ab0ab
  4. #0a0fb0

Square

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #62b00a
  3. #0ab0ab
  4. #580ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0203
  2. #680609
  3. #b00a0f
  4. #f2151b
  5. #f65d62

Shades

#b00a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #9e090e
  3. #8d080c
  4. #7b070b
  5. #6a0609
  6. #580508
  7. #460406
  8. #350305
  9. #230203
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #b82327
  3. #c03b3f
  4. #c85457
  5. #d06c6f
  6. #d88587
  7. #df9d9f
  8. #e7b6b7
  9. #efcecf
  10. #f7e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a0f
  2. #ab161a
  3. #a62226
  4. #a22d31
  5. #9d393c
  6. #984548
  7. #935153
  8. #8e5d5e
  9. #8a6869
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844445 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a410b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80330c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a0f {
  color: #b00a0f;
}
Background
.bg-b00a0f {
  background-color: #b00a0f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a0f {
  border: 2px solid #b00a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a0f, #b0580a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.13 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.93 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.78 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.52 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.52 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.16 #4ff5f0 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b00a0f  rgb(176, 10, 15)  hsl(358, 89%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0ab0ab  rgb(10, 176, 171)  hsl(178, 89%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#0fb00a  rgb(15, 176, 10)  hsl(118, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a0fb0  rgb(10, 15, 176)  hsl(238, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre